R D Engineering Manager

JERRY W. ROGERS, CPT® www.linkedin.com/in/jerry-rogers-06a56b36

Testing Design Management Planning and Process Improvement Claremont, North Carolina Electrical Engineering Professional with 15 years exp. most recently in Product testing, *****************@*******.*** Qualification, Manufacturing and Test fixture Design. 828-***-**** or 828-***-**** PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND KEY ACHIEVMENTS

LSI (LIFE SENSING INSTRUMENTS) 2020-2024

R&D and Engineering Manager

Saved 10s of thousands by finding replacement

components from my own sources during a parts

shortage and confirmed parts not to be counterfeit

Saved $70,000 negotiating with vendors for new molds

Developed a Defibrillation circuit that could pass FDA testing

Identified and qualified new components when EOL and shortages threatened to end current product line.

Identified quality issues in vetting new vendors

performed engineering analysis and calculations to confirm design parameters

developed the next generation wireless ECG telemetry device

Designed PIFA, case and hardware to go with it as well as specifications, after implementing and writing a comprehensive testing procedure

Test fixture development

Invented test procedure during rework to speed up processes and increase the probability of producing good units

ADAS chip SME and assisted in ECG FE research

Performed conformance testing, regression testing and system testing

Developed proprietary tools to be used in manufacturing and repair of flagship product

Performed design for manufacturing and invented several tools including: speaker connectors to remove a step from the manufacturing process., a dual use cradle that removes complexity and allows testing of devices without change of dies, developed a test method for testing Rf antennas

NIS (NETWORK INTEGRITY SYSTEMS) 2018-2019

Manufacturing Engineer

Saved the company millions by meeting difficult government deadline

Found bottle necks in manufacturing and testing to double manufacturing capacity

Tested and qualified new components for end of life components and improved existing product

Took control of calibration processes to ensure quality

Found defects in ROHS process that lead to a redesign of solder profiles in bake ovens

Drew attention to possible defects in chassis construction

Put new design for manufacturing ideas on the table

Implemented new component part number system to replace outdated one

Verified and acquired testing documentation from vendors that had previously been unavailable

Spearheaded implementation of new DFARS 252-***-**** mandate by us GOV’T CONTRACTS AT RUBBERMAID, KELLER TECH., BRIGHTWOOD COLLEGE 2015-2018 AND GOOGLE

Senior Electrical Engineer/Instructor/ R&D Test Engineer

Designed Test equipment and test procedures

Increased productivity of testing by 100%

Saving man-hours and cutting test cost in half

QA/QC for power systems back-ups and upgrades

Supervised installs of MTS and BDM Projects per NEC

Determined product manufacturability and life testing requirements METAL WORKS MFG./ MAN LIFT MFG./ ULTRA ARMORING AND DEFENSE 2015-2016 Senior Electrical Engineer

Developed Intrinsically safe circuitry for Explosion proofing per UL 583

Developed vehicle modifications for government contracts for various entities

Designed interface circuits for Can bus controller (Plus One) and Bluetooth Controls

Developed Magnetic shielding for use around aluminum smelters

Worked with certifying authorities such as UL and FM to acquire endorsements

Designed electrical drawings per ANSI Y14.24-2012 for cable harness assemblies for sensitive government contracts

Used various drafting programs such as Solidworks 2015, Multisim 2014 and Draftview to produce drawings for release to manufacturing

Saved the company thousands of dollars by finding less expensive components for design builds

Instructed technicians on proper build techniques and assisted with trouble shooting as needed saving man-hours on the shop floor

Research development and testing were performed on a daily basis to achieve customer requirements

Adapted modules for one design to work for other projects to implement a plug and play architecture

Developed companies’ technical library by working with suppliers to provide step files and useable drawings to save on engineering hours

Developed electrical schematics and assisted with hydraulic design of several lifts for companies such as Boeing, NASA and GE CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2013-2014

Contract Instructor

Organized lesson plans

Instructed students in engineering and manufacturing processes, math, physics, mechatronics, lean manufacturing, and CPT certification. INTERNATIONAL REFRIGERATION PRODUCTS 2010-2013

Chief Engineer

Worked as an electrical/HVAC engineer and motor expert

Performed quality analysis, testing and wrote reports on the results

Performed destructive and non-destructive reverse engineering and researched and developed products and tested versus competitors

Both pre and post-production testing on a large number of products including: motors, capacitors, thermostats, air conditioners, tools and others.

Used AutoCAD to develop drawings for 200+ Products and Corel Draw to develop product labels packaging and barcodes.

Designed test fixtures and testing methods for new products.

Was second in charge of our lab, handled responsibilities of that position such as managing technician work loads and directed testing procedures.

Saved the company thousands of dollars each year by reducing returns by over half by continually pushing for higher quality in production.

Did factory visitation for both diplomatic purposes as well as to advise on proper procedures during production.

Designed and developed electronic circuit board assemblies and embedded controls for HVAC.

Developed refrigeration products from concept through production

Developed and analyzed analog, digital and power circuits including 12-24 bits ADCs, 8/16/32bit µPs and µCs, displays, sensors, electromechanical power switches, and AC/DC, linear and switching power supplies.

Created documentation including technical standards functional specifications, qualification test plans and product change notices.

Generated schematics and support PCB layout designs

VHDL

Avr studios

JAVA

Visual Basic

C++

PSPICE

Optocouplers

Op-amps

Linear analysis

Active systems

Matlab

Ultiboard

Microcontrollers

gate arrays

AutoCAD

Solidworks

Precision measuring tools ie:

(vernier calipers, micrometers)

Project management

Engineer economics

Transistor circuit

analysis & design

Hypothesis testing

Regression analysis

Confidence intervals

Physical and

mathematical

analysis

Mesh and nodal

analysis

Atmega 128 AVR

microcontrollers

State control flow

Program control

flow

IrDA

Computer

networking

Consumer

electronics

Electric power

generation and

distribution

Quality Control

VNA

RF testing

Soldering

TOOLS/PLATFORMS

Supported current production designs including quality improvements, cost reduction, component obsolescence and failure analysis.

Evaluated and approved electronic components for availability, performance and cost.

Created components drawings, Evaluated failures to determine root cause and corrective actions.

Participated with product teams on design development activities

Performed Interface and support validation and instructed manufacturing engineers/technicians with validation and manufacturing testing.

Applied knowledge of DOE, FMEA, tolerance analysis, simulation, statistical methods and Design for Manufacturability to improve robustness and quality of electronic design US ARMY

Information Systems Analyst 2005-2012

Monitored and setup networks

Cisco routers and switches, security+ Computer Networks and Systems (Applications, control and design of Local Area and Wide Area Networks) Armor Repair Technician/ Squad Leader 1995-1998

Assigned daily tasks to four technicians.

Scheduled regular preventive maintenance.

Improved productivity and retention.

Diagnosed and repaired electronic components and hydraulic system problems in combat vehicles.

Performed customer service.

EDUCATION, HONORS, AFFILIATIONS & CERTIFICATIONS

ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, Greenville, SC 2002-2004

AAS in Computer and Electronics Engineering Technology with honors (GPA: 3.88) UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, Charlotte, NC 2005-2009 B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology (GPA: 3.0) Certified soldering and rework 7721, 7711 JSTD 2023 Certified IPC Specialist JSTD 001 2023

SolidWorks 36hr 3D Modeling (CVCC) 2019

Fiber Foundations (Light Brigade) 2018

OSHA 10 Safety Certified 2018

Lock Out/Tag Out Hazard Communication and PPE 2018 ARC Flash Safety and Awareness 2018

Danfoss Hydraulics 2015

in Principles of hydraulics and open circuit hydraulic technology MSSC CPT Instructor Certified 2014

in Safety, Quality, Maintenance and Manufacturing

CPCC, Charlotte, NC 2011-2013

EPA 608 certification Universal for refrigeration

A.O. Smith Motor Mastery University 2012

Certified Motor Expert

Comptia Network Security Plus Certified 2011

National Technical Honor Society, Lifetime charter member Society of Plastics Engineers

ANSI

IEEE

-Secret Security clearance 2015

U.S. Army-Ordinance technician school, Aberdeen, MD, honor graduate 1995-1996 U.S. Army-Information technology school, Ft. Gordon, GA, honor graduate 2007 Member of NATIONAL DEANS LIST 2004, 2006

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

VNA and VRA testing HIL Testing Microsoft Office, Excel, Visio, Outlook, Project, Power point, FrontPage and others

Networking systems using SONET rings and

linear networks, TCP-IP, hubs, routers, LAN

Electrical motors, servos and gear assemblies

HTML, Java script, Multisim circuit design, Data flow diagrams

Rebuild of hydraulic components

Microwaves, radio waves, fiber optics, lasers,

power supplies, logic analyzers and

communications equipment.

RF monitors, function generators, oscilloscopes, multimeters, megometers, Signal generators, DSESTS and DSTA

PLC ladder logic for Allen Bradley and Direct

Logic 05 KOYO

Amplifiers, multiplexing, demultiplexing, antennae design, heterodyne receivers.

Conduct all phases of testing, define system test benches, interface with other design teams and outside vendors, participate in peer design review meetings, perform simulations, validation and verification, resolve design issues, and run system tests.

Comply with and maintain strict adherence to prescribed guidelines, procedures, and processes, document test results, write system test plans, cases modules and scripts to cover functional specifications and system requirements.

Hi-POTs, Break out boxes, factory automation, PID Controllers, Gate logic (Boolean)/(State logic)

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